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My name is Michael Werner and I’m a writer, publisher, entrepreneur, business owner, traveler, and lifelong learner.  I’m the CEO and Chief Schemer of InfoSource, Inc., an American company that develops online learning for schools and organizations throughout the world.  I was also the Publisher of Dream Jobs To Go, an e-book company that created guidebooks to interesting, different, and just-plain-old fun careers and jobs. This blog is an outgrowth of the Dream Jobs To Go experience. I live in Winter Park, Florida with my wife, daughters, and a part-time cat named Cheddar Cheese.

MY MISSION HERE AT DREAM JOBS DIALOG:

During the course of my work, I’ve had the opportunity to interview thousands of people, hire hundreds, fire a few dozen, and work with most of them — in one fashion or another — to help them grow in their careers, and sometimes in their lives as well.

As long as I can remember, I have been fascinated with what people do for work, and why.  I have no real idea how this interest developed — although, I do come from teacher stock, so curiosity is in my blood — and I’m not sure it really matters.  I’m fascinated by career publications, placement offices on college campuses, and, of course, dream jobs.

I’m especially intrigued with people who’ve made severe breaks from traditional careers to pursue a strong passion in a completely different field.

As I’ve grown older, if not wiser, I’ve come to believe that my mission in life is to help other people achieve theirs.

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT LIFE:

• Wandering
• Wondering
• Travel — especially living in a different place
• Movies — especially discovering an old one I’d missed
• All of the fortunate things that have come my way
• Places:  Lugano, Switzerland; Positano, Italy, Santa Fe, New Mexico; London
• Reading
• Chilis, while roasting
• Walking, especially in cities
• Shorelines — river, lake, or ocean
• Watching my daughters grow up (they’re teens, so it kinda sorta depends on the day now)
• My personal quest for the perfect red (as in chili, not wine)
• Business ideas, entrepreneurs
• Funny, witty, and odd people
• World Cup Football and England (a new passion)
• Thunderstorms in the tropics
• Helping my wife understand me
• Living in the only state in the country with an official state question
• Mountains
• Beer, especially European lagers
• IU basketball
• Writing, as a profession and for self-discovery
• Publishing

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